jfmB ( cf. √ jaB ) cl. 1. Ā. jf/mBate ( ep. also P. °Bati ; p. °BamARa ; pf. jajfmBe ; ind.p. jfmBitvA ) to open the mouth, yawn, ĀśvGṛ. iii, 6 ; Mn. &c.; to gape open, open (as a flower), Ṛtus. ; Kathās. xxv ; to fly back or recoil (as a bow when unstrung), MBh. v, 1909 ; to unstring a bow, R. iii, 30, 28 ; to unfold, spread (as a flood &c.), expand, occupy a larger circuit, MBh. ; Hariv. ; Bhartṛ. iii, 41 ; Rājat. v, 269 ; to spread (as sound), v, 363 ; to feel at ease, Hariv. 12073 ; Kum. iii, 24 ; Kathās. vii, 102 ; Rājat. vi, 283 : Caus. ( pf. jfmBayAm Asa ) to cause to yawn, Hariv. 10632 : Intens. jarIjfmBate , to spread everywhere, Dhūrtan. Introd.